Selby has a rock solid mental stamina ideal for todays busy match schedules, which wouldn't have been so effective in the 90's when players were fresher and Hendy was in his prime.when Selby/Allen were shaking hands before the International Final yesterday, both players looked absolutely knackered before they even started.

Selby has a rock solid mental stamina ideal for todays busy match schedules, which wouldn't have been so effective in the 90's when players were fresher and Hendy was in his prime.when Selby/Allen were shaking hands before the International Final yes

Of course Selby could've beaten him,one of the best pressure/match players of all time I also think he is probably the only player that could've come from behind and beaten him as well over a long match.But when you're talking about Hendry at his very best even though he really didn't have a safety game he never needed one,if mark played him 7 times over 35 frames at his best and Hendry at his best i'd have expected mark to win at least two.That may not sound that good but I don't think any other players in the history of the game could've done any better either,trouble is unless you saw Hendry at his best you don't realize how relentless he was.After his cue went kaput he still got great results,but to me was never the same player without it..

Of course Selby could've beaten him,one of the best pressure/match players of all time I also think he is probably the only player that could've come from behind and beaten him as well over a long match.But when you're talking about Hendry at his ver

All about dedication and appetite,if Selby can be number 1 for 3 years in mid 30s and looking like 4 years at least plus being world champion 3 times it's all in the head,don't know if mark plays pool anymore but wouldn't surprise me if between tournaments he still practises and plays pool with his mates in inter county etc..

All about dedication and appetite,if Selby can be number 1 for 3 years in mid 30s and looking like 4 years at least plus being world champion 3 times it's all in the head,don't know if mark plays pool anymore but wouldn't surprise me if between tourn

We can never know, but I have always been of the opinion that Hendry would beat anyone, of any era, over such a distance.

I do feel though that in the last couple of years especially Selby has tightened up his game to such a degree that he has no weaknesses. I can't pay him any higher compliment than that I feel even a peak-form Hendry would struggle against him because his safety and game management are of a very high order.

We can never know, but I have always been of the opinion that Hendry would beat anyone, of any era, over such a distance.I do feel though that in the last couple of years especially Selby has tightened up his game to such a degree that he has no weak

I never think of it as "A would have beaten B", its more "A would have beaten B x times out of 100 meetings"

selby has the ability to knock even the v best out of their fluency

I have no doubt hendry would have been pushing something like at least 65-70 wins per 100 games against selby

to suggest hendry would have won 85-90 against selby is pushing it imo but opinions are opinions

true jed we will never knowI never think of it as "A would have beaten B", its more "A would have beaten B x times out of 100 meetings"selby has the ability to knock even the v best out of their fluencyI have no doubt hendry would have been pushing s

also I think selby is the type of player who would do hendry's head in (a bit like selby with ronnie) especially over a long match

quite a few players tried to frustrate hendry in their matches but few if any had the calibre of all round game that selby possesses

an intriguing virtual match up

also I think selby is the type of player who would do hendry's head in (a bit like selby with ronnie) especially over a long matchquite a few players tried to frustrate hendry in their matches but few if any had the calibre of all round game that sel

I remember the 1992 final when Hendry won 10 frames in a row against White. Everybody said White threw it away but Hendry was unbelievable. At his prime he was virtually unbeatable, was fearless and missed nothing.

I remember the 1992 final when Hendry won 10 frames in a row against White. Everybody said White threw it away but Hendry was unbelievable. At his prime he was virtually unbeatable, was fearless and missed nothing.

Jimmy did throw it away,missed a casual yellow I think to virtually kilol the match off was 6-7 frames clear Hendry had given up after that frame he still had plenty of chances as well,no one else would've won from that position but white could've won that match easily..

Jimmy did throw it away,missed a casual yellow I think to virtually kilol the match off was 6-7 frames clear Hendry had given up after that frame he still had plenty of chances as well,no one else would've won from that position but white could've wo

Selby is excellent, but his normal game is a grinding one - he can take racks out, but Hendrys natural game was to take out rack after rack after rack - over a long format, Hendry would put streaks of frames together in next to no time which would be the difference for me

Selby is excellent, but his normal game is a grinding one - he can take racks out, but Hendrys natural game was to take out rack after rack after rack - over a long format, Hendry would put streaks of frames together in next to no time which would be

2 of my fav players but conditions are different now and balls are dropping where they once would be rejected.

Hendry is not sitting there with seven world titles because it was easier in his day no matter what the 2 banana boats in Davis and his Parrot preach.

Davis admitted he hated Hendry for outclassing him and thats the main reason he finds it difficult to credit the man with anything.

Plenty of eighties players and earlier would have survived in todays game.

THe reason why I like Selby is because he is more eighties and plays a proper tough game. In Hendry's Class?????? no.

2 of my fav players but conditions are different now and balls are dropping where they once would be rejected.Hendry is not sitting there with seven world titles because it was easier in his day no matter what the 2 banana boats in Davis and his Parr

It's a bit simplistic way of looking at things,jimmy should've won two world titles again st him and he played very open Selby is by far the best match player i've ever seen bar Hendry if you watch the last 7 frames of the uk last season that's as good a snooker as I've ever season with such few mistakes.Selby has the game to have beaten him without question in a world final,like I said before I think if they played 7 times Selby would win 2 they would be tough matches for Hendry and the others would also be close.It's paying Hendry a big complimemt as i'm sure Hendry thinks selbys one of the best bottle players the games ever seen,himself and Selby probably the best two esopecially when up against it..

It's a bit simplistic way of looking at things,jimmy should've won two world titles again st him and he played very open Selby is by far the best match player i've ever seen bar Hendry if you watch the last 7 frames of the uk last season that's as go

It's a bit simplistic way of looking at things,jimmy should've won two world titles again st him and he played very open Selby is by far the best match player i've ever seen bar Hendry if you watch the last 7 frames of the uk last season that's as good a snooker as I've ever season with such few mistakes.Selby has the game to have beaten him without question in a world final,like I said before I think if they played 7 times Selby would win 2 they would be tough matches for Hendry and the others would also be close.It's paying Hendry a big complimemt as i'm sure Hendry thinks selbys one of the best bottle players the games ever seen,himself and Selby probably the best two esopecially when up against it..

It's a bit simplistic way of looking at things,jimmy should've won two world titles again st him and he played very open Selby is by far the best match player i've ever seen bar Hendry if you watch the last 7 frames of the uk last season that's as go

Interesting that quite a few would think Hendry wins.Clearly the conditions of this match up have to be very specific for a Hendry win.It’s just that Selby beat Hendry 13-5 in the 2010 world championships and 13-4 in the 2011 world championships.This was before Selby ever reached the heights he has now and 3 and 4 years before Selby ever became world champion.Also Hendry was at that point younger than O’Sullivan is now so only past his best because his career was brilliant but for only a relatively short period of time.In fact Hendry never won a world title past the age of 30.On that basis this match would need to be ina different era where Hendry beat some ageing players comfortably again and again.Also when Selby first played Hendry he also beat him 5-1 way back in 2002nwhen Selby was aged 20 and Hendry 32.

Interesting that quite a few would think Hendry wins.Clearly the conditions of this match up have to be very specific for a Hendry win.It’s just that Selby beat Hendry 13-5 in the 2010 world championships and 13-4 in the 2011 world championships.Th

Flag - the match up must be when they are both close to their peak, so the match is the Hendry of 1991/92, or even 1999 (when he won his last World title) v the Selby of now. Take your pick - the result is the same.

Flag - the match up must be when they are both close to their peak, so the match is the Hendry of 1991/92, or even 1999 (when he won his last World title) v the Selby of now. Take your pick - the result is the same.

Mark Williams at his best was as good as Hendry but it only lasted 3/4 seasons think Hendry would probably admit it,was a real shame Williams game deteriorated so much like Selby under pressure unbelievable,so even if you put the question would Hendry beat Mark Williams at their best over 35 frames it's not a simplistic answer.My answer would be no,williams could beat Hendry quite easily over best of 35 frames,but could he keep up the relentlessness of Hendry over 7 matches and that's why Hendry was the best because he did it over and over again.Mark Selby similarly,so many more facets to his game than anyone that's ever picked up a cue,again he would've stopped Hendry playing over a certain period of matches and would've won some but over lots of matches they all would struggle to match his fire power.Put it this way if you had to have a player at their best to save your life who would it beHendrySelbyWilliamsHigginsI certainly wouldn't want to be relying on o'sullivan that's for sure..think i'd rather have davis ahead of o'sullivan as well..

Mark Williams at his best was as good as Hendry but it only lasted 3/4 seasons think Hendry would probably admit it,was a real shame Williams game deteriorated so much like Selby under pressure unbelievable,so even if you put the question would Hendr

Don't know how you can say Williams was as good as Hendry. Not a prayer imo. Over 7 long distance matches i would expect Hendry to win 6 of them.

As we all know, if Ronnie's head was right he would have undoubtedly been the GOAT by some distance, but he had too many days when he couldn't give a shyte.

I am a great fan of Selbys but wonder if all his dogfights will take its toll on him.

Don't know how you can say Williams was as good as Hendry. Not a prayer imo. Over 7 long distance matches i would expect Hendry to win 6 of them.As we all know, if Ronnie's head was right he would have undoubtedly been the GOAT by some distance, but

You can't compare Williams to Hendry, although at his peak he held all 4 BBC titles (the Triple Crown plus the Grand Prix) and during that spell he could have undoubtedly competed against any of the greats. I think Selby would have to win more titles to even discuss the match-up. Only O'Sullivan has earned the right to be compared against Hendry. I'd favour Hendry personally as he was better under pressure, but the more O'Sullivan wins the closer it gets.

You can't compare Williams to Hendry, although at his peak he held all 4 BBC titles (the Triple Crown plus the Grand Prix) and during that spell he could have undoubtedly competed against any of the greats. I think Selby would have to win more titles

What I meant to say was, the more tournaments O'Sullivan wins the less clear cut is Hendry's superiority - as the number of titles won, particularly 'triple crown' events must be one of the biggest considerations in determining who was better.

In a hypothetical one off match I'd favour Hendry mainly due to his ability to produce under pressure.

What I meant to say was, the more tournaments O'Sullivan wins the less clear cut is Hendry's superiority - as the number of titles won, particularly 'triple crown' events must be one of the biggest considerations in determining who was better. In a h

That's very true, and with there being more tournaments played every season now, it means O'Sullivan has more chances to close in on Hendry's record of 36 ranking title wins. That said, he still has to play to a high standard to keep winning them. Whether he's still good enough, over the full 17 days, to win another World Championship...time will tell.

That's very true, and with there being more tournaments played every season now, it means O'Sullivan has more chances to close in on Hendry's record of 36 ranking title wins. That said, he still has to play to a high standard to keep winning them. Wh

We saw a glimpse of what Hendo would have done on these bucket bags, his last max at the Crucible when he was basically gone saw at least one black scurry in that should have been rejected.

He would beast Selby 70-30.

Selby will be done soon anyway, quite possibly out like a light.

We saw a glimpse of what Hendo would have done on these bucket bags, his last max at the Crucible when he was basically gone saw at least one black scurry in that should have been rejected.He would beast Selby 70-30.Selby will be done soon anyway, qu

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Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and f

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and from behind...

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and f

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and from behind...

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and f

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and from behind...

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and f

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and from behind...

Selby is the only one that could've given him a game maybe mark williamd as well as he loved playing Hendry,the only way to get near him was to have the ultimate bottle and Selby and williamd are two of the best players ever under huge pressure and f